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direct [a]

1)	direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"

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2)	immediate or direct in bearing or force; having nothing intervening; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"

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immediate

3)	extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"

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bluff blunt no-nonsense plain pointed square honest indirect flat-footed man-to-man upfront

4)	in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"

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lineal

5)	moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

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astronomy retrograde

6)	similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"

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math inverse

7)	of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating; "direct current"

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electricity alternating

8)	as an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident"

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primary

9)	in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim"

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verbatim

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exact

10)

effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives; "many people favor direct election of the President rather than election by the Electoral College"

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democratic

11)

exact; "the direct opposite"

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absolute

direct [r]

1)	without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

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directly straight

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straight

direct [v]

1)	command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"

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enjoin directive stet

2)	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

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aim place point target

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aim place aim aim fair_game address home_in

3)	guide the actors in (plays and films)

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4)	be in charge of

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act care director give guide head operate

5)	take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

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conduct guide lead take

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guide leader beacon hand lead_astray show

6)	cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

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send

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displace sending can dismiss cast turn turn divert route refer airt blow

7)	aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

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aim take take_aim train

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position aim aim draw_a_bead_on hold turn swing charge level